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. >> feelings, just knowing does not necessarily fit with the law. >> that's why you need a law not a statement from the attorney general. that does nothing. it accomplishes absolutely nothing. republicans are going to hold up the business of the united states senate on that and then go ahead and do it because eric holder issues a two sentence statement. >> larry, i have to say if we have a member of congress who says he trusts the government to act responsibly i'm going to reach over to him. it's not true. >> it drives me a little too distraction. if this were 2007, 2008, when the left was absolutely apopletic at the previous president. this president is i'm going to close guantanamo bay, oil stop -- >> we have a president now that may be engaging -- >> these are good points. this is for another segment. i do respect senator rand paul for his promodification liberty. i just think we kind of know would know if they are enemy combatants. >>> now we're going to go to the energy boom in america. it's for real. getting bigger by the day and now a major decision by the nation's freight tra
. >> feelings, just knowing does not necessarily fit with the law. >> that's why you need a law not a statement from the attorney general. that does nothing. it accomplishes absolutely nothing. republicans are going to hold up the business of the united states senate on that and then go ahead and do it because eric holder issues a two sentence statement. >> larry, i have to say if we have a member of congress who says he trusts the government to act responsibly i'm going to...
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why are the laws of attraction supposed to follow but not the law of chastity. >> they were amazing. >> it's the attitude they're bringing in. >> she's back on the stand today and she'll answer more questions from the jury. >> they're submitting more questions. >> i think it's the great he issest part of the case. great stuff. thank you very much. remember you can watch the jodi arias trial this afternoon live on hln and also cnn.com. we stream that stuff, you know. and coming up, we have an exclusive for you, senator rand paul will join us live. rand paul will join us live. ranrand . \ live. [ anouncer ] ihop is in time square to compare new griddle-melts to your usual breakfast sandwich. a lot more flavor. [ anouncer ] ihop's new griddle melts... made fresh and hot! hand crafted just for you. it's like a sexy sandwich. [ anouncer ] compare new griddle melts yourself. just $4.99. it's an epic breakfast sandwich. your doctor will say get smart about your weight. i tried weight loss plans... but their shakes aren't always made for people with diabetes. that's why there's glucerna hung
why are the laws of attraction supposed to follow but not the law of chastity. >> they were amazing. >> it's the attitude they're bringing in. >> she's back on the stand today and she'll answer more questions from the jury. >> they're submitting more questions. >> i think it's the great he issest part of the case. great stuff. thank you very much. remember you can watch the jodi arias trial this afternoon live on hln and also cnn.com. we stream that stuff, you...
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. >> judge david young, a lot of people would say if they like to follow the law and all the bits and pieces of it, that the government has immunity. you can't sue a prosecutor because a prosecutor you know, maybe got it wrong in a courtroom. is there immunity in something like this? >> no, because they filed charges under the civil rights act. you're talking about $15 million from a small community. a small community whose people are going to suffer because there won't be social services. that's what has me. you could find two or three million dollars would concern the purpose. you could put the negligent people in jail, but to bankrupt the town of $15 million is pretty agree jous. >> those pictures, i just felt sick about it. i'm flat out of time though. nice to see you. i always love having you. we'll see both of you again soon. thanks for watching. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> welcome to "around the world." we begin in d.c. senator paul rand, rand paul rather, spent 13 hours, no bathroom breaks, no meals, filibustering on the senate floor. why? >> because of this was
. >> judge david young, a lot of people would say if they like to follow the law and all the bits and pieces of it, that the government has immunity. you can't sue a prosecutor because a prosecutor you know, maybe got it wrong in a courtroom. is there immunity in something like this? >> no, because they filed charges under the civil rights act. you're talking about $15 million from a small community. a small community whose people are going to suffer because there won't be social...
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. >>> also, a top lieutenant, his son-in-law is in new york city tonight. how he was caught and what happens next to him, when we continue. ♪ featuring a stunning work of technology -- ♪ the lexus es. ♪ this is a reason to look twice. get great values on your favorite lexus models during the command performance sales event. this is the pursuit of perfection. during the command performance sales event. all right that's a fifth-floor probleok.. not in my house! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! no no no! not today! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! jimmy how happy are folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico? happier than dikembe mutumbo blocking a shot. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >>> just ahead on 360, day 30 in the jodi arias trial. more questions from the jurors and new signs they aren't buying her story. coming up, our legal panel has a lot to work with. hey used centr silver f t study... so i guess my wife was right. male anner ] centrum. ways your mostomplet how we get there is not. we're americans. we work. we
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our country is not a battlefield with no laws. our soldiers are sent tow afghanistan to fight for the bill of rights and the constitution. when they are dismissive of these rules and protections, i think they are missing what the public is in. >> what are you going to do when it comes to john brennan. you will alloy this vote to go through. will you vote for him? >> that's a debate and nobody quite understands if i do that. i fought so long and fought for 13 hours and i haven't made up my mind. we are still thinking about it and talking about the staff. the thing is, i was fighting hard for this information. i was fighting hard for a constitutional protection and get admission from the white house that they will obey the constitution. i won my battle. there is some debate over whether brennan should be heading the cia that i do have fault with this program. then the question is it's a presidential appointee. >> you said that presidents should get the effort. >> what are rises to a level where you oppose a nomination? there is some
our country is not a battlefield with no laws. our soldiers are sent tow afghanistan to fight for the bill of rights and the constitution. when they are dismissive of these rules and protections, i think they are missing what the public is in. >> what are you going to do when it comes to john brennan. you will alloy this vote to go through. will you vote for him? >> that's a debate and nobody quite understands if i do that. i fought so long and fought for 13 hours and i haven't made...
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i mean, when i practiced law for all those years, i had one particular judge that would allow the jury to ask questions. generally, you don't know what they're thinking, but that is a bombshell question, anderson. >> mark, what did you think of today? >> it's devolved into kind of a circus of the absurd. i understand that that's from a defense standpoint, those are never good questions, but at the same time, there's 250. you don't know, is that one person who has written 100 or is that the whole thing? remember, when nancy says the tide is turning, it wasn't exactly like this was a slam dunk for the defense to start off with. this is somebody who is self admitted, i have done nothing but lie, i stabbed him 27 times and put a gun to his head. so it was an uphill battle to begin with. >> what i don't understand is what the defense is trying to do because now we're in recross. and he's asking her questions that are sort of like lower-level oprah, like ricki lake level questions. like, were you in love? was it unconditional love? what about your relationship with this guy? >> i take issue
i mean, when i practiced law for all those years, i had one particular judge that would allow the jury to ask questions. generally, you don't know what they're thinking, but that is a bombshell question, anderson. >> mark, what did you think of today? >> it's devolved into kind of a circus of the absurd. i understand that that's from a defense standpoint, those are never good questions, but at the same time, there's 250. you don't know, is that one person who has written 100 or is...
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senator paul was elected to write laws. he could write a law changing this, but i think my concern here is that i got to work in the white house for four years and i worked very closely with john brennan and feel incredibly privileged to have worked around him. because i've seen some of the worst crisis our country has faced. the president needs him at the cia now. a month ago or two months ago and to hold up critical nominees like this over issues that are not related to their fitness for the job is harmful to our national security and we shouldn't do it to get headlines. >> and mike, to that point, here's something else senator paul said today. >> it would take them five minneapol minutes to jot this down on a piece of paper. if they don't intend to do it, why not tell us. when they won't answer no, i don't have the power, they're saying to you, yes, i have the power. >> senator paul went on to say ultimately john brennan will be approved and that this will be a blip in the process. isn't he just holding everybody up? mov
senator paul was elected to write laws. he could write a law changing this, but i think my concern here is that i got to work in the white house for four years and i worked very closely with john brennan and feel incredibly privileged to have worked around him. because i've seen some of the worst crisis our country has faced. the president needs him at the cia now. a month ago or two months ago and to hold up critical nominees like this over issues that are not related to their fitness for the...
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holder is right, even if he doesn't explain the law swell the u.s. government cannot randomly target american citizens on u.s. soil or anywhere else. what it can do under the laws of war is target an enemy combatant anywhere at any time, including on u.s. soil. if mr. paul wants to be taken seriously, he needs to do more than pull political stunts. he needs to know what he's talking about." so similar question to you i asked will, what do you make of that? >> well let me just say, i love this president and i respect this president, rand paul was a hero yesterday, and what i've been hearing is a lot of shame from liberals and progressives who felt like geez, we should be up there sticking up for lifl l civil leberts and asking tough questions. we are in a situation where we have new technologies, as will said i'm agreeing with will, put it in the newspaper this is undefined, ill-defined war and we have not had the conversation we need to have. what rand paul did yesterday was used the filibuster the way it's supposed to be used. it's not a post-it to
holder is right, even if he doesn't explain the law swell the u.s. government cannot randomly target american citizens on u.s. soil or anywhere else. what it can do under the laws of war is target an enemy combatant anywhere at any time, including on u.s. soil. if mr. paul wants to be taken seriously, he needs to do more than pull political stunts. he needs to know what he's talking about." so similar question to you i asked will, what do you make of that? >> well let me just say, i...
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i also got a statement today from the federal law enforcement officers association. they called this dangerous, ill advised and called it foolishness for the tsa to be rolling back their regulations in this way. and you can bet these organizations are going to be pushing back very hard against tsa in the month to come to see if these restrictions can remain in place. >> yeah, i know as you talked to passengers there, at hartsfield, a lot of people buzzing about this. david mattingly, thank you. a heads up to all of you, we'll be tackling this with our hot topics panel later on in the hour. tweet me. will you feel safer or not next time you're on a plane after these rules go into effect at the end of april? let us know. now some of the hottest stories in a flash, rapid fire. roll it. >>> first up here, attorney general eric holder is not totally ruling out a case where a drone strike could target americans on u.s. soil. he made the comment in a letter to republican senator rand paul, raised the question during hearings involving cia chief nominee john brennan, holder
i also got a statement today from the federal law enforcement officers association. they called this dangerous, ill advised and called it foolishness for the tsa to be rolling back their regulations in this way. and you can bet these organizations are going to be pushing back very hard against tsa in the month to come to see if these restrictions can remain in place. >> yeah, i know as you talked to passengers there, at hartsfield, a lot of people buzzing about this. david mattingly,...
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this means that there is that law now in effect. it is the most restrictive early abortion ban in the country. the center for reproductive rights and the arkansas aclu say they will challenge this law in federal court. >>> authorities in virginia say arson is to blame for more than 60 fires along the eastern shore. since november 62 vacant structures have burned, including two on tuesday night. the atf and fbi have joined this investigation now and there is a $25,000 reward for anyone with information that leads to an arrest and a conviction in this case. >>> new this morning, we have learned that yahoo!'s ceo marissa mayer received a $1.1 million bonus for her first five and a half months running the company. it is on top of her $1 million annual salary and $56 million in long-term stock. she's doing pretty well. the 37-year-old mayer recently causing some controversy after ending the policy that yahoo! employees can no longer work from home. she said the company stock has gone up 46% since mayer became boss. >> hence the bonus you
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jurors are supposed to take facts as they find them and apply the law. that's their job, as impartial fact finders. once they start asking questions, i think they become advocates and also think they're investigators and they lose their role a little bit. >> the questions are fascinating to hear, though. >> it's great tv. >> this jury has been paying attention. >> clearly, clearly. joe, nice to have you with us. we appreciate it. >>> business news, the dow is going up and up and up. if we see another record high today, what does it mean for our 401(k)s? we'll take a look at that coming up next. could only come from nature.s new nectresse. the 100% natural no-calorie sweetener made from the goodness of fruit. new nectresse. sweetness naturally. >>> welcome back. the dow jones industrial average sets another record, adding 42 points on tuesday. it's now up 9% this year. christine, what does it all mean? >> well, it means if you look at your 401(k) and you're invested in stocks, you're doing better. the dow up 30, up 12% over the past year, nasdaq up 10%. i
jurors are supposed to take facts as they find them and apply the law. that's their job, as impartial fact finders. once they start asking questions, i think they become advocates and also think they're investigators and they lose their role a little bit. >> the questions are fascinating to hear, though. >> it's great tv. >> this jury has been paying attention. >> clearly, clearly. joe, nice to have you with us. we appreciate it. >>> business news, the dow is...
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>> we will when the law says we have to. right now we're sort of in limbo and we're allowed by the city law to hold off until about june. >> reporter: the city says it will not enforce violations for about three months as restaurants adjust. lavigne is waiting to see the result of a lawsuit filed by restaurants, beverage companies, and others to try and stop the city from its ban on supersized drinks.estimates all the change will cost his businesses tens of thousands of dollars and a lot of headaches. >> a lot of aggravations, menu changes, sign changes, digital boards, facebook, websites, information, training, computers, everything. >> now, another big company that's holding off making changes right now is starbucks. it says there are a few gray areas it's sorting through and it's using the city's three-month evaluation period to see what changes it needs to make to be in compliance. so, kate, the ventis are safe for now. >> should i get a venti skim latte and ask them to put sugar in it, they will put sugar in it, or i ha
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it's the law of nature in washington, d.c. four minutes after the hour. >>> interstate 40 in colorado has reopened this morning after severe weather out there made a huge mess of that highway. blizzard conditions near some of vail's popular ski resorts caused two massive pile-ups. you can barely see through the snow. 30-car wreck shutting down several miles of i-70. we want to go to karen mcginnis. enough snow already. but where is it going to go? where is spring? give us some reason for hope here. >> well, there is not definitive confidence as to where the system is going to head. but i will tell you that for chicago, you may remember, chicago for 335 days, they didn't see any measurable snowfall and now they see these back-to-back storm systems. it is good because they do need the moisture. 48 inches, that's what some of the amounts are expected. washington, d.c., it may shut down. may or may not. because it does look like right around the metro d.c. area, we could see three to seven, three to eight inches of snowfall. but w
it's the law of nature in washington, d.c. four minutes after the hour. >>> interstate 40 in colorado has reopened this morning after severe weather out there made a huge mess of that highway. blizzard conditions near some of vail's popular ski resorts caused two massive pile-ups. you can barely see through the snow. 30-car wreck shutting down several miles of i-70. we want to go to karen mcginnis. enough snow already. but where is it going to go? where is spring? give us some reason...
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we have, within the united states, the ability to use our law enforcement capacity. and as a result, the use of drones is, from my perspective, something that is entirely, entirely hypothetical. >> holder talked about drone policy during an appearance before the senate judiciary committee. he got a little heated. >> certainly did. there's another reason that a lot of people are worried about drones flying over the united states. the fbi is investigating a claim that a drone was spotted near one of america's biggest airports. brian todd is following this story for us. brian, what do we know? >> wolf and indicate, this happened at midday over jfk international airport in new york, where the security situation in the air and on the ground is very sensitive. what's got officials concerned is not only the sighting of this possible drone, but just how close it might have come to a passenger yet. on a approach to new york's jfk airport, an airlines captain spotted something very close to his jet. here's what he said to the control tower. >> what did you see? >> we saw a dro
we have, within the united states, the ability to use our law enforcement capacity. and as a result, the use of drones is, from my perspective, something that is entirely, entirely hypothetical. >> holder talked about drone policy during an appearance before the senate judiciary committee. he got a little heated. >> certainly did. there's another reason that a lot of people are worried about drones flying over the united states. the fbi is investigating a claim that a drone was...
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no law of physics prevents that but it's unlikely. that bursts of study of climate science. >> jon: when you say it like that it makes me feel stupid. >> i don't mean. >> jon: can you stick around -- for real. stick around and tell me exactly what is going to happen. >> i can so do that. >> jon: space chronicles. get a hold of it.
no law of physics prevents that but it's unlikely. that bursts of study of climate science. >> jon: when you say it like that it makes me feel stupid. >> i don't mean. >> jon: can you stick around -- for real. stick around and tell me exactly what is going to happen. >> i can so do that. >> jon: space chronicles. get a hold of it.
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it is against the law to fill these forms out and if you break the law and nothing ever happens to you, my concern is expanding the amount of paper we do nothing with is not the deterrent we are looking for. >> if i can add one other part to that. we are finding another piece of the plaza where we can get a strong bipartisan support on. -- piece of the puzzle where we can get stung by person support. we went after the issue of guns -- where we can get a strong bipartisan support. it is unbelievable. as a former mayor, what we had to deal with was felons who had guns. we did a simple thing. we hired two city prosecutors and assign them to the u.s. attorney's post office with one focus, guns, gangs, and drugs. once you sentence someone on a gun case, they will serve 60 days in a state case and they are out. in a federal court, they are away for five years. less and less gun offenses were occurring. if you look at where these gun offenses were occurring, most will related to criminal activity, guns, cannons, trucks. we -- gains -- gangs and rugs. -- and drugs. the goal is to try to have t
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stephen vladick, a law professor from the college of law at american university. he is a fellow at the center for national security at the ford university of lot in new york city and is the co-author of multiple legal textbooks and has served as an appellate judge in florida and california. he earned his bachelor's from amherst college and his jd from yale. are pleased to have him with us today. each witness has written statements that will be made a part of the record in their entirety. i ask that each witness summarize their testimony in five minutes or less. to help you stay within that time there is a timing light on your table. when it goes from green to yellow you will have one minute. when it turns red, the five minutes have expired. minutes have expired.
stephen vladick, a law professor from the college of law at american university. he is a fellow at the center for national security at the ford university of lot in new york city and is the co-author of multiple legal textbooks and has served as an appellate judge in florida and california. he earned his bachelor's from amherst college and his jd from yale. are pleased to have him with us today. each witness has written statements that will be made a part of the record in their entirety. i ask...
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guest: the law requires -- the law prohibits direct conversion, generally. absent another law, before you would contract out work currently performed by federal employees, you have to perform a cost comparison to make sure -- to try to make sure that the decision to contract out is in the interest of taxpayers. that process right now is under consideration because it is such a flawed process. basically, agencies are prohibited right now from converting work performed by federal employees to privatize government employees work. host: eddie is in massachusetts, republican. caller: good morning. i was pessimistic when i heard the l.a. times say they were happy. we're lowering the deficit spending. big deal. going down to 1.3 trillion. you touched on furloughs. europe goes on a four-day workweek. that's fine. but address the pensions. one guy in california, a manager retiring gave himself a raise. $850,000 per year. he has had 30 years' service at 3 percent per year, that gives him 90% of that, giving him $800,000 pension per year. would you please address it? >
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by law we have a preference where federal agencies look to the private sector standards. they tend to be more dynamic because they are going to keep looking at that. the attention that you pointed out that it is a com petive market -- competitive market. they are incorporating their market and standards because the market would accrue to them if it is widely adopted. but the standard processes have learned to adopt to those type hoff standards. that is the type of diplomatic standards. we will be not replacing that function. the framework process we'll be engaging existing standards in organizations and lev arging their expertise. >> i ran over my time. i'm still not sure how we work that out. very quick question and i will turn it back over. when we think about cyber threats, those intellectual property threats and those threats that could interfere turn on and off operations, do you prioritize nature of threat those that are passage stealing versus those threats that are able to shut down critical infrastructure, for example? >> please be very brief in your response ple
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that make the enforcement of existing laws extremely difficult and render those existing laws not nearly as effective as they might otherwise be. >> and those laws now prohibit purchases of firearms by categories of people, convicted felons, fugitives, drug addicts and abusers and domestic violence abusers. purchases of firearms and ammunition. both firearms and ammunition. right now there are no background checks as to purchases of ammunition. none whatsoever. and as a matter of common sense as well as law enforcement professionalism, i think you'd agree that those laws are better enforced with background checks as to ammunition purchases, would you agree? >> yeah. i think -- i'd like to discuss this with you some more. one of the concerns i have is a resource concern. you know, i think that theoretically what you are you a talking about -- what you're talking about makes a lot of sense. i think that's a real -- it would have a real positive impact. my only concern is the nics system is potentially overburdened and making sure we have the resources to do that. >> and just by way of back
that make the enforcement of existing laws extremely difficult and render those existing laws not nearly as effective as they might otherwise be. >> and those laws now prohibit purchases of firearms by categories of people, convicted felons, fugitives, drug addicts and abusers and domestic violence abusers. purchases of firearms and ammunition. both firearms and ammunition. right now there are no background checks as to purchases of ammunition. none whatsoever. and as a matter of common...
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law and with our values. as an american people. and so, i think there is going to be a greater effort at transparency. and number of steps are going to be taken. i expect you will hear the president speaking about this. >> right now we have someone exercising a hold on john brennan said what we are talking about is your eating dinner in your house or at a cafe and walking down the road in this country and can be targeted for elimination. i do not believe that is true. >> no. >> i do not believe it is correct. i think it really -- it is one thing after a major attack like 911 where we saw a great people take down a plane -- brave people take down a plane, because they heard his claims were being crossed into buildings and there was a likelihood this one was going to crash into the u.s. capitol, so people on the plane took it down. then there was discussion as to whether a president should order a plan taken down with american citizens if it was going to jeopardize a greater number of american citizens. i think
law and with our values. as an american people. and so, i think there is going to be a greater effort at transparency. and number of steps are going to be taken. i expect you will hear the president speaking about this. >> right now we have someone exercising a hold on john brennan said what we are talking about is your eating dinner in your house or at a cafe and walking down the road in this country and can be targeted for elimination. i do not believe that is true. >> no....
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these tools, financial, intelligence, interdiction, law enforcement, and diplomacy and we talked about the mall this morning, must be brought together to bring sustained pressure on the regime. pyongyang must be faced with a choice. it can retain its nuclear and missile programs or pays a high price. it must no longer be allowed to use these programs as a means to extract concessions that only serve to strengthen the regime and perpetuate the missile and nuclear threat. as for diplomacy, our main focus should be on china. the principal obstacle to bring effective pressure on north korea. four, the promotion of human rights. while part of u.s. official talking points for years has not been a significant element of u.s. strategy. it should be as it was in the reagan administration and its dealings with the soviet union. exposing the domestic brutality of the regime is the moral course and potentially an effective means to influence dprk leaders. because north korea is likely to retain its as -- nuclear and missile capabilities the u.s. must insure that it can defend against the threat. t
these tools, financial, intelligence, interdiction, law enforcement, and diplomacy and we talked about the mall this morning, must be brought together to bring sustained pressure on the regime. pyongyang must be faced with a choice. it can retain its nuclear and missile programs or pays a high price. it must no longer be allowed to use these programs as a means to extract concessions that only serve to strengthen the regime and perpetuate the missile and nuclear threat. as for diplomacy, our...
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we have plenty of experience with gun control laws. they are completely ineffective at disarming criminals. we have experience with policies that we know to work identifying gun predators and dangers mentally ill people and separating them from society. we seem to be pushing policies that we know do not work in washington. host: what is your relationship with senators feinstein and boxer? guest: we disagree on a lot. host: tracy in of los angeles. caller: good morning. i vote for him at every election. i appreciate your responses to the prior couple of callers. there was one guy from georgia and the way you addressed the question about illegal aliens. and illegal immigration. i'm 47 years old, african- american male in long beach, california. why is there so little outreach to the african-american committee? a socially conservative group that is ignored by the democratic party who just takes the votes and basically -- unless you're gay or undocumented worker, you have no voice within the democratic party. there needs to be more outreac
we have plenty of experience with gun control laws. they are completely ineffective at disarming criminals. we have experience with policies that we know to work identifying gun predators and dangers mentally ill people and separating them from society. we seem to be pushing policies that we know do not work in washington. host: what is your relationship with senators feinstein and boxer? guest: we disagree on a lot. host: tracy in of los angeles. caller: good morning. i vote for him at every...
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the law says. fortunately, we in america are surrounded by people, the majority of whom fit into the latter category. it's those people that i think we need to look out for from time to time. in light of those people, the supreme court of the united states has established the standard in the heller case pursuant to which it said people have a second amendment right to possess a firearm that is typically possessed by law-abiding people for lawful purposes. there are, as i understand it, about four million ar-15's in this country. there are even more other weapons that would likewise fall into a ban like this one. to my knowledge, the overwhelming majority of those weapons are possessed by law-abiding people and they are used for law-abiding purposes, hunting, target practice, self-defense and the like. i have yet to be convinced that the proponents of this legislation have met their heavy burden of establishing that this law would do more harm than good and that the -- any good it might do would off
the law says. fortunately, we in america are surrounded by people, the majority of whom fit into the latter category. it's those people that i think we need to look out for from time to time. in light of those people, the supreme court of the united states has established the standard in the heller case pursuant to which it said people have a second amendment right to possess a firearm that is typically possessed by law-abiding people for lawful purposes. there are, as i understand it, about...
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how does this law address that? >> this law captures decisions by courts. that have found someone to be a danger to themselves or others. in this case a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity was lost to the system. it will now be captured. people with mental health problems need to have due process. we are not going to take your second amendment rights away because somebody said something bad about you down the street. people spread rumors about your mental health. if you had an episode in the military where you are receiving treatment, i think the system needs to have a mechanism as to whether or not we can determine in a rational way that disability renders you unsafe to yourself and others. so this is a delicate balance. what we are trying to do is capture court decisions. when courts have rendered verdicts. there are over 14,000 people, apparently, in south carolina who have been adjudicated a danger to themselves and others by a competent court not in the system. that's what we are trying to fix. and your example, we just have to be careful how f
how does this law address that? >> this law captures decisions by courts. that have found someone to be a danger to themselves or others. in this case a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity was lost to the system. it will now be captured. people with mental health problems need to have due process. we are not going to take your second amendment rights away because somebody said something bad about you down the street. people spread rumors about your mental health. if you had an...
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law and with our values. i think there is going to be a greater effort at transparency. and number of steps are going to be taken. i expect you will hear the president speaking about this. >> right now we have someone exercising a hold on john brennan said what we are talking about is your eating dinner in your house or at a cafe and walking down the road in this country and can be targeted for elimination. i do not believe that is true. it is one thing after a major attack like 911 where we saw a great people take down a plane because they heard his claims were being crossed into buildings and there was a likelihood this one was going to crash into the u.s. capitol, so people on the plane to get down. then there was discussion as to whether a president should order a plan taken down with american citizens if it was going to jeopardize a greater number of american citizens. this to some extent is something we have to grapple with in a legal way as well. in reading the opinions i have just read, i believe they
law and with our values. i think there is going to be a greater effort at transparency. and number of steps are going to be taken. i expect you will hear the president speaking about this. >> right now we have someone exercising a hold on john brennan said what we are talking about is your eating dinner in your house or at a cafe and walking down the road in this country and can be targeted for elimination. i do not believe that is true. it is one thing after a major attack like 911 where...
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even if he doesn't, plain the law very well -- explain the law very well, the u.s. government cannot randomly target american citizens on u.s. soil or anywhere else. i repeat that. the u.s. government cannot randomly target american citizens on u.s. soil or anywhere else. what it can do under the laws of war is target an enemy combatant anywhere at any time including on u.s. soil. this includes a u.s. senate -- citizen who is also an enemy combat about the. the president designates such combatant if he belongs to an entity, a government say or a terrorist network like al-qaeda. that has taken up arms against the united states as part of an internationally recognized armed conflict. that does not include hanoi jane. such a conflict exists between the u.s. and al-qaeda. so mr. holder is right that the u.s. could have a target -- could have targeted, say, u.s. citizen anwar al-awlaki had he continued to love -- to live in virginia. the u.s. killed him in yemen before he could kill more americans. but under the law al-awlaki was no different than the nazis who came asho
even if he doesn't, plain the law very well -- explain the law very well, the u.s. government cannot randomly target american citizens on u.s. soil or anywhere else. i repeat that. the u.s. government cannot randomly target american citizens on u.s. soil or anywhere else. what it can do under the laws of war is target an enemy combatant anywhere at any time including on u.s. soil. this includes a u.s. senate -- citizen who is also an enemy combat about the. the president designates such...
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the method does not change the law. the president sworn an oath to uphold the constitution and is bound by the law, whether the lethal force in question is a drone strike or a gunshot. the constitution applies the same way. and that's why i think there's been a great deal of confusion about the technology here when the technology is irrelevant to what the law in the constitution says, and the president is bound by the constitution, bound by the laws, and is sworn to uphold them. >> so, when you've said he would never -- you're saying there are no circumstances, because i thought that -- the attorney general talked about a 9/11 or peril -- >> you can make wild hypotheticals. they don't change the law for the president to uphold the united states, sworn to protect the united states, and in an event like an attack like pearl harbor, or 9/11, obviously the president has the constitutional authority to take action to prevent those kinds of attacks, but that has nothing to do with the technology used to prevent those attacks.
the method does not change the law. the president sworn an oath to uphold the constitution and is bound by the law, whether the lethal force in question is a drone strike or a gunshot. the constitution applies the same way. and that's why i think there's been a great deal of confusion about the technology here when the technology is irrelevant to what the law in the constitution says, and the president is bound by the constitution, bound by the laws, and is sworn to uphold them. >> so,...
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that's what the law says. and it's going to be much more expensive than what they might wanted, they might need or that they can afford and think is good for them. families are going to have to pay for insurance that covers the whole laundry list of benefits whether they want them or not. why should the government, washington, tell a single 33-year-old man that he has to play for ovarian cancer screening? why should someone without children have to pay for a plan that covers pediatric eye exams? you know, even the american academy of ophthalmology says that requirement goes too far. they're worried that once insurance has to cover it, there will will be overuse of comprehensive eye exams on children who don't even need them. well, of course that may happen. if it's covered by insurance, people are going to want more of it. that drives up health care costs and health insurance costs go up even more. to make matters worse, the law requires the secretary of health and human services to update the list of these be
that's what the law says. and it's going to be much more expensive than what they might wanted, they might need or that they can afford and think is good for them. families are going to have to pay for insurance that covers the whole laundry list of benefits whether they want them or not. why should the government, washington, tell a single 33-year-old man that he has to play for ovarian cancer screening? why should someone without children have to pay for a plan that covers pediatric eye...
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and so our law of laws, our rule of rules, our most fundamental law is the u.s. constitution, this 225-year-old document that i happen to believe was written by the hands of wise men raised up by their creator to that very purpose. wise men who understood human nature, wise menmen who understand whenever you put an individual in charge of a lot of other individuals there are risks, risks that are inherent in human nature. risks that can be managed if you put certain checks and balances in place, checks and balances that will ensure that no one person, no one group of people will become so powerful as to become a law unto themselves. that you see, is what this document, our constitution, the constitution of the united states, was designed to ensure. that we as americans would live free, we would live free because our laws would govern us, not the whims, the caprice of individuals. now, i do have here another letter that i'd like to share. this is a letter that was sent to my friend senator paul from mr. john brennan, currently serving as assistant to the president
and so our law of laws, our rule of rules, our most fundamental law is the u.s. constitution, this 225-year-old document that i happen to believe was written by the hands of wise men raised up by their creator to that very purpose. wise men who understood human nature, wise menmen who understand whenever you put an individual in charge of a lot of other individuals there are risks, risks that are inherent in human nature. risks that can be managed if you put certain checks and balances in...
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the law is the law and the constitution is the constitution. in response to the question that senator paul has asked the attorney general tt srn, i think the answer i geadehonou iszeuite categoryial and clear. the question, does the president have the authority to use a weaponnie atd thrown to kill an american not in combat on american soil. the answer to thatzeuestion is, no.inninn >> the united states patent and ichademark office is actually designated to exist in the constitution. patentses and trademarks are a fairly mt sern invention. the first patents were actually royal grants given to iack estos for a monopolies on their inventions and they were popular in inning command continental europe. cet the constitution takes it one step further. this is for useful inventions, and from the beginning, novelty was a kautho ayiect of the pates ofed thce's role. you'll notice that every one of the models has a little tag with it. in each of the tags i tied on by a piece of red ribbon, this piece of red ribbon is one of the supposed originations of t
the law is the law and the constitution is the constitution. in response to the question that senator paul has asked the attorney general tt srn, i think the answer i geadehonou iszeuite categoryial and clear. the question, does the president have the authority to use a weaponnie atd thrown to kill an american not in combat on american soil. the answer to thatzeuestion is, no.inninn >> the united states patent and ichademark office is actually designated to exist in the constitution....
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the law is what the law is. if the law allows you to be detained as an american citizen, what about the next guy that's not so high-minded, the next guy that decides he is going to detain political opponents or ethnic groups or people he doesn't -- that he has dislike for? what happens when that happens? it's not enough to say i don't intend to do something. and i would think the leader of the free world, the leader of -- you know, i think one of the most important nations if not the most important nation or civilization we have had in historic times. i have high hopes and high estimations of who we are as a people. it's not enough to say i don't intend to break the constitution. you know, you either believe in the constitution or you don't. i think illustrative of sort of this opinion was when i interviewed or asked questions to senator kerry when he was being nominated, and i asked him these questions about, you know, can you go to war without a declaration of war? and his answer was oh, of course i will suppo
the law is what the law is. if the law allows you to be detained as an american citizen, what about the next guy that's not so high-minded, the next guy that decides he is going to detain political opponents or ethnic groups or people he doesn't -- that he has dislike for? what happens when that happens? it's not enough to say i don't intend to do something. and i would think the leader of the free world, the leader of -- you know, i think one of the most important nations if not the most...
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i went to law school. i was a land use and zoning attorney which meant if i wound up in court something went horribly wrong with the land use application. we've had good arguments tonight on constitutional issues with regard to this. i think it's important to discuss. it's important for the people at home to fully understand what the legal arguments are here because they are important. they go to the heart of our constitution. they go to the heart of our civil liberties. they go to the heart of the things that distinguish our nation. i think what's really stunning to me, clearly the constitutional issue is important, is how simple and straightforward this issue is and how easily it could have been resolved. i don't know how many hours we're into this now, but i think it's about 11 hours and 15 minutes, because we can't get a straightforward answer. and the members of this body deserve that. the members of this body deserve an answer, no matter what party you're in, no matter what party the president is in.
i went to law school. i was a land use and zoning attorney which meant if i wound up in court something went horribly wrong with the land use application. we've had good arguments tonight on constitutional issues with regard to this. i think it's important to discuss. it's important for the people at home to fully understand what the legal arguments are here because they are important. they go to the heart of our constitution. they go to the heart of our civil liberties. they go to the heart of...
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another way of saying the laws of war is marshall law. these are the -- martial law. these are the laws that are accepted in war. we accept a lot of things on the bacial field that wbattlefield t to accept here. i acknowledge, you don't get miranda rights on the battlefield. you don't get due process. you don't get an attorney f. you're shooting at us, we shoot back and kill you. the thing is, if you're sitting at a cafe in houston, you do get miranda rights, you do get accused of a crime, you do get a jury of your peers. that's what we're talking about here. the president should unequivocally come forward and state that noncombatants, people not involved with lethal force, will not have drones dropped on them. the other thing you should acknowledge is the law. not only the constitutional law but the law since the civil war has said the military doesn't operate in the u.s. there's a reason for the military not operating in the u.s. why? the military operates under different rules of -- of engagement than policemen. the rules are stricter on policemen. we do it because
another way of saying the laws of war is marshall law. these are the -- martial law. these are the laws that are accepted in war. we accept a lot of things on the bacial field that wbattlefield t to accept here. i acknowledge, you don't get miranda rights on the battlefield. you don't get due process. you don't get an attorney f. you're shooting at us, we shoot back and kill you. the thing is, if you're sitting at a cafe in houston, you do get miranda rights, you do get accused of a crime, you...
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no matter what the law says. but her pursuit of losing legal theories in the service of her own personal views doesn't stop there. on enemy combatants, miss halligan signed a report as a bar association member that acertificated that the authorization for use of military force did not authorize long-term detention of enemy combatants. in 2005, the u.s. supreme court ruled in hamdi v. rumsfeld that the president did, in fact -- did, in fact -- have this authority. yet despite this precedent, miss halligan chose to file an amicus brief years later arguing that the president did not possess this legal authority that the supreme court had already upheld. on immigration, miss halligan chose to file an amicus brief in the supreme court arguing that the national labor relations board should have the legal authority to grant back pay to illegal aliens. federal law, however, prohibits illegal aliens from working in the united states in the first place. fortunately the court sided with the law and disagreed with miss halli
no matter what the law says. but her pursuit of losing legal theories in the service of her own personal views doesn't stop there. on enemy combatants, miss halligan signed a report as a bar association member that acertificated that the authorization for use of military force did not authorize long-term detention of enemy combatants. in 2005, the u.s. supreme court ruled in hamdi v. rumsfeld that the president did, in fact -- did, in fact -- have this authority. yet despite this precedent,...
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soil without due process of law? now, to his credit, john brennan directly answered the question motivated senator paul's filibuster. the central intelligence agency does not conduct lethal operations inside the united states nor does it have the authority. to do so. what is befuddling is why the attorney general has not directly and clearly answered the question. the united states military no more has the right to kill a u.s. citizen on u.s. soil who is not a combatant with an armed unmanned aerial vehicle than it does with an m-16. the technology is beside the point. it simply doesn't have that right, and the administration should simply answer the question. there's no reason we cannot get this question answered today. and we should get the question answered today. frankly, it should have been answered a long time ago. last, during senator paul's filibuster, i noted that i cannot support john brennan's confirmation. during january of 2009, the president issued a series of executive orders which, in my judgment, wea
soil without due process of law? now, to his credit, john brennan directly answered the question motivated senator paul's filibuster. the central intelligence agency does not conduct lethal operations inside the united states nor does it have the authority. to do so. what is befuddling is why the attorney general has not directly and clearly answered the question. the united states military no more has the right to kill a u.s. citizen on u.s. soil who is not a combatant with an armed unmanned...
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soil without due process of law. specifically, to deny someone the right to a judge and a jury and a trial. the fifth amendment was written with this particular form of government abuse in mind and it was more than appropriate for congress to ask thi ask this qun its oversight role. we know and our legal system recognizes that you don't get due process when you're actively attacking our soldiers or our government. however, that wasn't the question senator paul posed. congress needed clarification from the administration on this nomination in order to build faith and confidence in our nation's military and intelligence community. we also need transparency and responsiveness in the questions raised by congress. i will not be supporting john brennan's nomination because the lack of transparency and timeliness on this important matter and the reasons given by the senator from georgia. mr. president, i'd yield the floor and reserve the balance of the time. a senator: madam president? mrs. feinstein: oh, senator paul is he
soil without due process of law. specifically, to deny someone the right to a judge and a jury and a trial. the fifth amendment was written with this particular form of government abuse in mind and it was more than appropriate for congress to ask thi ask this qun its oversight role. we know and our legal system recognizes that you don't get due process when you're actively attacking our soldiers or our government. however, that wasn't the question senator paul posed. congress needed...
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>> well, i think it is going to pass both the house and the senate and it will be signed into law. there are very few people who are on the defense of background check side in this debate. the american people are solidly behind it. and once the folks who are dragging their feet and those who claim now to be opposed to it start hearing from folks back home, i think it is going to be a whole different situation. as you pointed out in the clip leading into this, you can't be against criminals getting guns and you can't be against the dangerously mentally ill getting guns and be against background checks. that's the first line of defense. one thing we can do to check folks, to screen folks to make sure that guns don't fall into the hands of the wrong people and create problems in our communities. >> john: i examine tell you how nice it is to hear a democrat say that. it is one of the things we haven't heard from any of our republican friends. what are the republicans and nra members doing to keep guns from falling into the hands of possible criminals. republicans are citing concerns ov
>> well, i think it is going to pass both the house and the senate and it will be signed into law. there are very few people who are on the defense of background check side in this debate. the american people are solidly behind it. and once the folks who are dragging their feet and those who claim now to be opposed to it start hearing from folks back home, i think it is going to be a whole different situation. as you pointed out in the clip leading into this, you can't be against...
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citizens and we can't even check in on that law. the question rand paul focused on was can you kill u.s. citizens on u.s. so i am without a trial and guess what? attorney general eric holder came in and said you know what, it seemed we were saying you could, but all of a sudden, not so much. he says: cenk: that was not an additional question, that was the core question. he put in a couple of qualifiers there to have wiggle room as an attorney, of course be so they probably can kill u.s. citizens on u.s. soil under different circumstances. rand paul when asking about it seem somewhat satisfied with the answer. >> are you satisfied? >> i'm quite happy with the answer. i'm disappointed it took a month and a half and root canal to get it. that's what i've been asking all along. cenk: let's bring in a couple of experts, andrew kirell and colonel morris davis was chief prosecutor at gitmo restored with 25 years service with the air force and assistant professor at howard law school. great to have you both here. so andrew, let me actually
citizens and we can't even check in on that law. the question rand paul focused on was can you kill u.s. citizens on u.s. so i am without a trial and guess what? attorney general eric holder came in and said you know what, it seemed we were saying you could, but all of a sudden, not so much. he says: cenk: that was not an additional question, that was the core question. he put in a couple of qualifiers there to have wiggle room as an attorney, of course be so they probably can kill u.s....
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bring in aclu senior legislative counsel christopher anders and raha wala, advocacy counsel in the law and security program at human rights first. thank you both for coming on the show tonight. christopher, how string is it when i have someone from the aclu on to support the actions of senator rand paul who is quoteing groan greenwald charles pierce on the senate floor. >> i think what's really key here is that this issue has been around for a couple of years but the senate over the last couple of weeks, they have focused in on this very broad claims the president has made that he can order the killing of people far from any battlefield including the united states citizens. and what senator paul asked is a very simple question. it was do you mr. president believe you have the authority to kill american citizens use a drone to kill american citizens on american soil. the answer to that should have been, of course, no. but there is dodging around, and refusing to answer the question by the president himself by john brennan the candidate to be c.i.a. director and today by the attorney gen
bring in aclu senior legislative counsel christopher anders and raha wala, advocacy counsel in the law and security program at human rights first. thank you both for coming on the show tonight. christopher, how string is it when i have someone from the aclu on to support the actions of senator rand paul who is quoteing groan greenwald charles pierce on the senate floor. >> i think what's really key here is that this issue has been around for a couple of years but the senate over the last...
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i suggest that the center start reading the case law. in israel the supreme court of israel set out very clear criteria, they are very narrower than those used by the united states, but they try to bring the use of drones within the rule of law -- that's absolutely essential. to bring it within the rule of law, but to do that they have to understand the constitutional history, we have a long history of being able to kill people who are in imminent threats without going through a trial. every time the military kills, it is a non-judicial execution. during the civil war, obviously we killed american citizens. we have to look back in history and understand this is a difficult nuance problem that requires a nuance solution not just emotional rhetoric. >> michael: we're very accustomed to, when we have new sawns problems in this country to see those problems wind up at the steps of the supreme court. do you see that as the direction that this issue is going now? >> i don't. because the united states supreme court has backed away from these is
i suggest that the center start reading the case law. in israel the supreme court of israel set out very clear criteria, they are very narrower than those used by the united states, but they try to bring the use of drones within the rule of law -- that's absolutely essential. to bring it within the rule of law, but to do that they have to understand the constitutional history, we have a long history of being able to kill people who are in imminent threats without going through a trial. every...